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If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.

John Steinbeck

And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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Encouragement Goodness Inspirational Perfection
American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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Life Marriage Sex
All great and precious things are lonely.
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Alone Greatness Lonely
In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.
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Animal Change Herself Money Sickness
Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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Journey Space Time
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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Dream Excellence Writing
I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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Education Human Inspirational Mindset Spirit Teacher Teaching
I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.
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Reality Romance War
In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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Explanation Literature Lonely Trying
There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
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Person Responsibility Space
You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
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Empathy Feeling People Understand
The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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Brain Weapons
It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.
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Darkness Grief Light Loss
A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator.
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Change Kind Word Writing
Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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Goodness Growth Inspirational Struggle Worth
And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.
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Himself Listening People Story

If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.

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If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.

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